The Great White Army
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By Max Pemberton 31 May, 2021
We thought, with reason surely, that there would be no more talk of war. The Russians had learned their lesson at Borodino, and all that remained for the Russian Tsar to do was to make peace with our Emperor. Meanwhile there would be many days of hol ... Read more

We thought, with reason surely, that there would be no more talk of war. The Russians had learned their lesson at Borodino, and all that remained for the Russian Tsar to do was to make peace with our Emperor. Meanwhile there would be many days of holiday such as we had not known since we left France. The riches of this city passed the fables, they told us. You will imagine with what feelings the advance posts of the Guard set out to descend the hill and take up their quarters in the governor's palace.

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Sir Max Pemberton JP (19 June 1863 – 22 February 1950) was a popular English novelist, working mainly in the adventure and mystery genres. He was educated at St Albans School, Merchant Taylors' Scho...
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